Logan County is located just north of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has approximately 51,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in its communities and unincorporated areas, particularly in the rest stops and exits on the Interstate 35 corridor that runs north/south through the county. Among the more serious problems associated with prostitution […]
Lane County is located in Western Oregon, along the Interstate 5 corridor. Roughly half of its population of about 383,000 resides in the county seat of Eugene, the second largest city in Oregon. Commercial sex is well documented in the central city, and in the surrounding towns and unincorporated areas. Among the more serious problems […]
Luzerne County is located in central Pennsylvania, and the city of Wilkes Barre is the county seat and population center. Other relatively populous communities within the county include Hazleton, Kingston, Nanticoke, and Pittston. The region has well-documented history of sex trafficking and prostitution activity. The county contained towns that were stops on a domestic sex […]
North Chicago is a suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area, located in Lake County, Illinois, with a population of about 31,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the area have been well-documented, and police have targeted consumer-level demand in their responses. For example, in July and August 2016, four men were arrested and charged with […]
Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, with a population of about 69,000 residents. Local prostitution activity has generated numerous complaints to police, and these complaints have played a role in police devoting the resources to prostitution operations. Sex trafficking has also been known to occur in the city. For example, in 2005 federal […]
Washington County is located in northern Maryland, about 20 miles north of Martinsburg, WV and abutting Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity are well documented in the county, especially in Hagerstown (the county seat and its largest city) and surrounding areas. The county is also a stop for wider networks of human […]
Gaylord is a city of about 4,000 residents in Otsego County in northern Michigan. Prostitution activity is well-documented in the city of Gaylord and in the surrounding towns and unincorporated areas within the county. Among the numerous crimes and other problems associated with prostitution in the area is sex trafficking of minors, cases of prostituted […]
Taylor County is in city of approximately 143,000 residents, most residing in the city of Abilene (pop. 125,000), and is located about 200 miles West of the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area, along Route 10. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Abilene and and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated […]
Bryan County is located in Oklahoma and has a population of about 47,000. Its county seat is Durant, a community in southern Oklahoma, near Texas. Sex trafficking and prostitution are well-documented problems in the city. Among the responses to these problems have been efforts to combat demand for prostitution. In March 2014, 19 people were […]
Delaware County is located in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma, abutting Ottawa County, and has a population of approximately 41,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in this county and the northeast region of the state, and have generated numerous complaints to law enforcement that have instigated police responses. Included in the range […]
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